Re: [newbie] Linux Not for Average Users (Was: Linux for home consumers?)

[Dan Hamilton]

>So in other words, No, Linux isn't ready for the Average User, if I may be
>so bold as to claim that an Average User has only an average, and not
>above-average, interest in "getting under the hood". Sacrificing
>lexibility and money for ease of use is what rational consumers do - not
>everyone has time to be an enthusiast or hobyist for absolutely everything.
I>'m sure I could by a much more powerful and flexible microwave oven
>(probably from some crazy guy whos torn his open and exposed everything),
>but I'm not into microwave ovens.




Exactly, and who needs an ultra powerful microwave to nuke a little tv dinner? 
The average user needs little more than entertainment and an office suit with
little or no time wasted in learning how it works.  For this, they are willing
to pay big bucks.